PN general secretary Paul Borg Olivier said this afternoon that the PL had won 57 percent of the European Parliament vote, to 40 percent for the PN.

He made his announcement at Naxxar counting hall.

In contrast, in 2004, the PL won 48.42 percent of the vote to the PN's 39.76 percent.

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